Lane
Lane is a unisex given name. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Lane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lane is a unisex given name. It may refer to:
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The Story of Lane
As a girl name
Lane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 120 Lanes were born — ranking #1,730 that year. As of 2026, Lane ranks #2,137 for girls with 90 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 5K Lanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 1,406 Lanes were born — ranking #258 that year. As of 2026, Lane ranks #261 for boys with 1,337 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 49K Lanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lane
Lane is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Lane's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #246. Use the chart and map above to compare Lane's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.